I want to create a job and schedule for it to run in accordance to.
I read in Microsoft documentation that I need a sql server agent for that and it should be sitting under object explorer. I cannot find it, however.
I am using sql server 2016. Does anyone how to make it show up so that I can make it run a job?
The version is Express Edition. That's why.
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After install I wanted to practice creating SQL Server Agent jobs, I know that you cannot do this on a SQL Server Express instance, so I'm wondering with my developer edition if it's possible to create a non-SQL Server Express instance, and if so how, thanks.
Please check following tutorial which shows SQL Server 2016 installation step by step
In general for all SQL Server versions the setup procedure is very similar.
You can exclude installing components like Reporting Services, Integration Services, Analysis Services and other optional components if you want to make the setup process simple
What you should install is Database Engine Services! You can exclude the other features under Database Engine if you check the screenshot I shared in the article.
And what is important is the Management Tools that you can use to connect db instance and execute queries, etc.
Although the above tutorial shares the download link, you can also refer to https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-2016 for SQL Server 2014 and 2012 download links as well
So I realized that I only had SQL Server 2012 Express edition by using:
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('EDITION')
Using the link provided by Eralper I installed SQL Server 2014 developer edition and now have two instances of SQL Server, one is the the express for 2012, the other is the 2014 developer edition. Once I log in to the named instance I can finally see of course the SQL Server Agent node at the bottom.
Thanks everyone for all the help and sorry for the confusion.
I'm looking to schedule some scripts from my SQL Server 2012 installation. I have installed the SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=43351, since that is the full version, not express. It didnt install a Database Engine though. I went back and installed the SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe database engine only, but when I go to start the SQL Agent service, I get the error "The edition of SQL Server that installed this service does not support SQL Server Agent"
Did I use the wrong database engine? Or install in the wrong order?
While the first comment is correct. I believe you can schedule scripts from Windows Task Scheduler utilizing the sqlcmd utility even on SQL Server Express.
In our software because the users are using SQL Server 2008 R2 Express, I would want to create backup jobs for them programmatically using the SMO API. Is it possible? If possible point me to any articles written on this light of this topic.
Since the Express versions don't have the SQL Server Agent that executes jobs - no, I don't think this is possible.
What you could do however is create a standalone console app that uses the SMO library to perform the SQL Server backup, and then just schedule that console app on your machine using the built-in Windows scheduler, to runonce every day (or every four hours or whatever you need)
As for resources on SMO - check these out:
Getting started with SMO in SQL Server 2005
Using SMO for Backup, Restore and Security Purposes
It may sounds stupid, but I install Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (express edition).
I want to make a new query, but I don't find the window that make it. As I understood, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 gives me the option to use and write a schema.
Where can I find this option? Thanks
It sounds like you only installed the database engine. You need to install Sql Server Management Studio to do that.
If you're using a licensed version then it should be a feature you can select when you install the instance.
If you're using Express then you can find it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8961
When you install the express version though, be aware that the installation procedure should be followed as though you are creating a new instance of sql server. It's very unintuitive and most people naturally think they should be modifying an existing instance when installing management studio express... I personally wasted an hour trying to figure this out long ago.
What you are looking for is SQL Server Management Studio. You can use it to create databasese, tables, stored proces, run queries etc. You can find it here
I have downloaded SQL SERVER MANAGEMENT STUDIO but SQL SERVER AGENT is not found.
Should I install it separately?
Can anybody tell me the link where SQL SERVER AGENT is available as a Freeware to download it?
The agent is not visible if you use SQL Server Management Studio Express to connect to an SQL Server. You need to install the client tools that come with the server setup to get SQL Server Management Studio.
If you are using SQL Server Express, it has no agent.
SQL Server Agent is a service of SQL Server, not SQL Server Management Studio (which is, in and of itself, an administration tool).
Since SQL Server Agent is part of SQL Server, it's not free. You can learn about creating a job in SQL Server Agent here.
What, pray tell, are you actually trying to do?
You (or your company) will need to purchase the full version of SQL server in order to use this functionality.
The other option is to find the command-line instruction that will achieve what you want and then use Windows Task Scheduler to run the command on the schedule you want.